28th March 2007

Manchester city centre corporate and commercial law firm Lopian Wagner has bolstered its team with the appointment of a civil litigation specialist and a practice manager. This boost to the headcount forms part of an aggressive recruitment programme by the firm, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Kate Baker, 27, from Devon, has joined Lopian Wagner’s three strong commercial litigation team. Kate graduated from The University of Lincoln in 2001, before continuing her journey further up North to Cheshire law firm Chafes. In her role at Lopian Wagner, Kate will be working across the full gamut of commercial litigation, specialising in property disputes and breach of contract. A keen golfer, Kate is as focused and driven out of the office as she is in!

New practice manager, Andrea Coulding, 41, from Hyde, brings extensive experience in practice management with a career history spanning over 22 years’ working with law firms. She comes to Lopian Wagner from a position as practice manager at Jackson’s law firm and has built a reputation in the sector for running a well oiled operation. In her role at Lopian Wagner, Andrea will be responsible for accounts and HR , as well as the general smooth running of everything from practice certificates to office services.

Co-founding partner of the law firm, Anthony Wagner, said “We’re delighted to welcome Kate and Andrea to the firm, and have no doubt they will both make an invaluable contribution to our ever expanding team.”

With these new additions to the team Lopian Wagner offers the professional services and collective expertise of four partners and two associate partners and a team of thirty seven staff.